millimicron

[ mil-uh-mahy-kron ]
/ ˈmɪl əˌmaɪ krɒn /

noun, plural mil·li·mi·crons, mil·li·mi·cra [mil-uh-mahy-kruh] /ˈmɪl əˌmaɪ krə/.

a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a micron; one-billionth of a meter. Symbol: mμ
Compare nanometer.

Origin of millimicron

First recorded in 1900–05; milli- + micron

Words nearby millimicron

British Dictionary definitions for millimicron

millimicron
/ (ˈmɪlɪˌmaɪkrɒn) /

noun

an obsolete name for a nanometre; one millionth of a millimetre

Medical definitions for millimicron

millimicron
[ mĭlə-mī′krŏn ]

n.

A unit of length that is equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a micrometer or one billionth (10-9) of a meter; nanometer.